PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) - A jury in southwestern Missouri’s McDonald County has convicted a man of a lesser felony domestic assault charge for shooting his wife in the eye with a pellet gun.
The Joplin Globe (https://bit.ly/2nn0jWb ) reports 60-year-old Michael L. Phillips of Neosho was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action.
The trial was held in McDonald County on a venue change from Newton County. Phillips’ sentencing is set for May 14.
Fifty-one-year-old Donna Phillips testified that she has no clear memory of her husband shooting her in February of last year in their room at a Neosho hotel, where they worked and lived.
Phillips said she now is unable to work, wears a brace on one foot, walks with a cane and is in physical therapy.
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Information from: The Joplin (Mo.) Globe, https://www.joplinglobe.com
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